Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 40:9 Interlinear
“sware And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan saying Fear and serve the Chaldeans dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it shall be well ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע | H7650 | sware | to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) |
| 2 | לָהֶ֜ם | H0 | ||
| 3 | גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ | H1436 | And Gedaliah | gedaljah, the name of five israelites |
| 4 | בֶּן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 5 | אֲחִיקָ֤ם | H296 | of Ahikam | achikam, an israelite |
| 6 | בֶּן | H1121 | the son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 7 | שָׁפָן֙ | H8227 | of Shaphan | a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e., probably the hyrax |
| 8 | וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | |
| 9 | לֵאמֹ֔ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 10 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 11 | תִּֽירְא֖וּ | H3372 | Fear | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 12 | וְעִבְד֛וּ | H5647 | and serve | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 13 | הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים | H3778 | the Chaldeans | a kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people |
| 14 | שְׁב֣וּ | H3427 | dwell in | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 15 | בָאָ֗רֶץ | H776 | the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 16 | וְעִבְד֛וּ | H5647 | and serve | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 17 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 18 | מֶ֥לֶךְ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 19 | בָּבֶ֖ל | H894 | of Babylon | babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire |
| 20 | וְיִיטַ֥ב | H3190 | and it shall be well | to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right) |
| 21 | לָכֶֽם׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 40:8Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah even Ishmael and the sons...
Jeremiah 40:9 (current)sware And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan saying Fear and serve the Chaldeans dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it shall be well
Jeremiah 40:10 As for me behold I will dwell at Mizpah to serve ...